MOREADME.txt explains the layout of MO.xls, MO.csv and MO.zip (xls is the Microsoft Excel
version, csv is the comma separated variable version, and zip is the zipped version of the .csv
version and this readme file).  These files contains Missouri precinct election data from the 2000
federal general election.

Use and Attribution: All data are free and may be distributed as long as no charge is imposed and
this readme file is included with the data.  If you use the data, please include this citation: David
Lublin and D. Stephen Voss. 2001.  "Federal Elections Project." American University,
Washington, DC and the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.  We would greatly appreciate
it if you would mail us hard copies of any paper written utilizing these data sets. You can send
copies to: David Lublin, Department of Government, School of Public Affairs, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. 

Funding for the Federal Elections Project was provided by the Political Science Program of the
Division of Social and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation (Award
#99-85999).

Case identification:
CID is a unique case identifier used by the Federal Election Project.

Geographical identification:
STFIPS is the State FIPS Code (29 for Missouri).
CTYFIPS is the County FIPS Code.
COUNTY is the county name.
WARD is the Ward name or code.
PRECINCT is the precinct name or code.
CD is the congressional district number.

Votes for President:
GORE is votes for Al Gore (Democrat).
BUSH is votes for George W. Bush (Republican).
BROWNE is votes for Harry Browne (Libertarian).
BUCHANAN is votes for Pat Buchanan (Reform).
NADER is votes for Ralph Nader (Green).
HAGELIN is votes for John Hagelin (Natural Law).
PHILLIPS is votes for Howard Phillips (Constitutional).

Votes for Governor:
GOVDEM is votes for Bob Holden (Democrat).
GOVREP is votes for Jim Talent (Republican).
GOVLIB is votes for John M. Swenson (Libertarian).
GOVREF is votes for Richard Allen Kline (Reform).
GOVGRE is votes for Lavoy (Zaki Baruti) Reed (Green).
GOVCST is votes for Richard L. Smith (Constitution).
GOVIND is votes for Larry Rice (Independent).


Votes for U.S. Senate:

Note that the Democratic nominee, Governor Mel Carnahan, died in a plane crash shortly before
the election.  His successor as governor stated that he would appoint Carnahan's widow to the
seat if Carnhan won the election.  Jean Carnhan agreed to serve if her late husband won the
election.  After Mel Carnhan won the election, Jean Carnahan was appointed to the seat, though a
special election for the remaining four years of them six-year term must occur in 2002.

SENDEM is votes for Mel Carnahan (Democrat).
SENREP is votes for John Ashcroft (Republican).
SENLIB is votes for Grant Samuel (Libertarian).   
SENREF is votes for Hugh Foley (Reform).
SENGRN is votes for Evaline Taylor (Green).
SENNAT is votes for Charles Dockins (Natural Law).          
SENWI1 is votes for Alyson Kennedy (Write-in).
SENWI2 is votes for Darrel Day (Write-in).

Votes for U.S. House:

CONGDEM is total votes for the Democratic candidate.
     William Lacy Clay in District 1.
     Ted House in District 2.
     Richard A. Gephardt in District 3.
     Ike Skelton in District 4.
     Karen McCarthy in District 5.
     Steve Danner in District 6.
     Charles Christrup in District 7.
     Bob Camp in District 8.
     Steven R. Carroll in District 9.

CONGREP is total votes for the Republican candidate.
     Z. Dwight Billingsly in District 1.
     Todd Akin in District 2.
     Bill Federer in District 3.
     Jim Noland in District 4.
     Steve Gordon in District 5.
     Samuel B. Graves, Jr. in District 6.
     Roy Blunt in District 7.
     Jo Ann Emerson in District 8.
     Kenny Hulshof in District 9.

CONGLIB is total votes for the Libertarian candidate.
     Tamara A. Millay in District 1.
     James Higgins in District 2.
     Michael H. Crist in District 3.
     Thomas L. Knapp in District 4.
     Alan Newberry in District 5.
     jimmy Dykes in District 6.
     Doug Burlison in District 7.
     John B. Hendricks, Jr. in District 8.
     Robert Hoffman in District 9.

CONGREF is total votes for the Reform party candidate.
     Robert Penningroth in District 1.
     Richard J. Gimpelson in District 2.
     Anthony (Tony) J. Windisch in District 3.
     James Edward Rinehart in District 4.
     Dennis M. Carriger in District 5.
     Ron Lapham in District 7.
     Steven D. Dotson in District 9.

CONGGRE is total votes for the Green party candidate.
     Brenda (Ziah) Reddick in District 1.
     Mike Odell in District 2.
     Mary Maroney in District 3.
     Charles Reitz in District 5.
     Tom Sager in District 8.
     Devin M. Scherubel in District 9.

CONGNAT is total votes for the Natural Law candidate.
     Marie Richey in District 6.
     Sharalyn Harris in District 7.
